“Saint Felix Creed” • Musical Setting for the Nicene Creed (Roman Missal, 3rd Edition)
On 20 March 2014, this musical setting was approved for liturgical use by “The Committee on Divine Worship” (a standing committee of the USCCB).
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PDF Download • “O’Fallon Mass Propers” (483 Pages)
Including an English version of the “Dies Irae,” an English version of the “Lauda Sion,” and hundreds of pages of English Mass Propers.
Can You Answer These Four (4) Questions?
How to unify your parish music program for different Masses in different languages.
Spanish Psalter that’s great for the Organ!
Free download of Responsorial Psalms in Spanish that work great for the organ from composer Marc Cersiser
Sacred Music and Suspicions of Elitism
“While a student, I was told to avoid playing Bach in the context of worship, as doing so might give the impression that I was targeting a sort of ‘elite’ class.” —Dr. Samuel Backman
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Years ABC)
Including ten (10) alternate versions!
National Catholic Register Features Our Own!
“I listened to his composition in awe.” —Corrinne May
“Death Stops Us. It Stops Our Race.”
“One builds a house, and its roof is not finished; another buys merchandise, and it is not yet sold.” —Cardinal Newman
720,000 Views … and Counting!
In last Friday’s Eucharistic Conference, Corrinne May underscored that Silence is an integral and essential part in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Society for Catholic Liturgy Conference 2024
Hosted in Houston, this conference will explore “Liturgy and the Human Imagination.”
PDF Download • “Plainsong Propers” (1964) — Extremely Rare!
English Gregorian Chant by the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood (O’Fallon, Missouri)
PDF Download • “Discomforts Of Transition”
We’d be grateful if a reader could determine the precise year this bizarre pamphlet appeared.
What Can You Do With Three Voices?
Some spend their days giving “hot takes” online—but others build the kingdom of God.
Five Reflections • “The ‘Church’ of My Youth Was Coming to an End”
When the Lord finally calls me home, I have no plans to trip over “eagle’s wings” on my way to the cemetery.
Live Recording • “Entrance Chant” (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B)
In the 1970s, some musicians felt that annihilating the Mass propers would lead to “freedom”—but the opposite was true.
